{"product_id":"a-handbook-of-the-worlds-conifers-2-vols-revised-and-updated-edition-2nd-ed","title":"A Handbook of the World's Conifers (2 Vols.): Revised and Updated Edition (2ND ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForeword 7 \n\u003cbr\u003ePreface 9 \n\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the second edition 13 \n\u003cbr\u003eThe conifers of the world, an introduction 15 \n\u003cbr\u003eThe distribution and ecology of conifers 23 \n\u003cbr\u003eThe economic importance of conifers 27 \n\u003cbr\u003eThe conservation of conifer diversity 31 \n\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis of families and genera 35 \n\u003cbr\u003eTaxonomic treatment of families, with keys to families and genera 45 \n\u003cbr\u003eTaxonomic treatment of genera and species 57 \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e(in alphabetical order), with keys to sections, subsections and species\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1071 \n\u003cbr\u003eGlossary 1073 \n\u003cbr\u003eReferences 1093 \n\u003cbr\u003eLists of illustrations 1105 \n\u003cbr\u003eIndex to botanical names of conifers 1113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAljos Farjon, FLS is a botanist who studied the taxonomy and ecology of conifers at the University of Utrecht, Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew where he is currently (after retirement) Honorary Research Associate. He has published 11 books and 55 scientific papers on conifers since 1984.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This set is an invaluable resource for intensive conifer research, plant taxonomists, and herbarium curators [...] \n\u003cb\u003eSumming Up\u003c\/b\u003e: Essential. Upper-level undergraduates through professionals\/practitioners.\" - L. Goode, \n\u003ci\u003eWilliam \u0026amp; Mary\u003c\/i\u003e, in: \n\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2017 \n\u003cbr\u003e \"the two volumes are surely the most definitive source of information about conifers available. They should be in the libraries of schools, teaching forestry, urban forestry, arboriculture, and plant ecology. This is a very high quality production and is highly recommended for the conifer curious.\" - Julian Dunster, in: \n\u003ci\u003ePacific Northwest Trees\u003c\/i\u003e 38.2 (Summer 2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA 2017 Choice Magazine \"Outstanding Academic Title\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eConifers are known to everyone as a conspicuous kind of evergreen trees or shrubs that feature prominently in gardens and parks as well as in many managed forests in the cool to cold temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Numerous books have been written about them and continue to appear, mostly with a bias towards these uses in Europe and North America. This second edition, revised and updated, of \n\u003ci\u003eA Handbook of the World's Conifers\u003c\/i\u003e is departing from this traditional approach in that it includes all the world's 615 species of conifers, of which some 200 occur in the tropics. It gives as much information about these and the Southern Hemisphere conifers as about the better known species, drawing on research into the taxonomy, biology, ecology, distribution and uses by the author over nearly 35 years. The result is a truly encyclopedic work, a true handbook of all the world's conifers, richly illustrated by the author with his line drawings and photographs taken from the natural habitats of the species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2017 (EAN 9789004324428, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502611300630,"sku":"9789004324428","price":433.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9789004324428.jpg?v=1783311482","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/a-handbook-of-the-worlds-conifers-2-vols-revised-and-updated-edition-2nd-ed","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}